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Park Avenue & 51st Street, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1905 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street, 1905

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street

    1905

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - Park Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 51st Street - Park Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street, 1917

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street

    1917

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 51st Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street, 1921

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street

    1921

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - Park Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 51st Street - Park Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - Park Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 51st Street - Park Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street, ca. 1932

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street

    ca. 1932

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - Park Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 51st Street - Park Avenue

    1933

  • Celebrations - Parades - Easter., 1934

    Celebrations - Parades - Easter.

    1934

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street., 1936

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 51st Street.

    1936

  • Park Avenue - 51st Street - 46th Street

    Park Avenue - 51st Street - 46th Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 51st Street - Park Avenue, 1933

Photo 12 of 15 at Park Avenue & 51st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 51st Street - Park Avenue

1933

51st Street, south side, from Park to Madison Avenues. May 15, 1933. P.L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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